The Hobart basketball program will honor the 2000-01 team on its 25th anniversary during the annual Alumni Weekend, Jan. 23-24. The current Statesmen will take on Union in Bristol Gym beginning at 7:30 p.m. Friday and RPI at 4 p.m. Saturday. The alumni game is set for 11 a.m. Saturday.
 
Members of the 2000-01 team in attendance this weekend will be recognized on the court prior to Saturday's game. They are the first Hobart basketball team to earn an NCAA tournament bid.
 
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WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT HOBART

• The Statesmen are 11-4 overall, 5-3 in Liberty League.
• Hobart is coming of a weekend split in the North Country, beating Clarkson 77-63 on Friday before dropping a nail-biter at St. Lawrence 60-57 on Saturday.
• Junior Alex Moesch leads four Statesmen averaging double digits. He's made a team-high 30 3-pointers while scoring 14.6 points per game.

 
SCOUTING UNION

• The Garnet Chargers are 12-3 overall and sit a half game out of first in the league with a 7-1 record.
• Union was home last weekend and recorded results similar to the Statesmen, beating Bard on Friday 89-60 before suffering a 76-74 setback to Vassar on Saturday.
• The Garnet Chargers also have four players scoring in double figures led by junior forward Jack Plesser (24.4).

 
SCOUTING RPI

• The Engineers have an 11-4 overall record and are tied with Union for second in the league with a 7-1 mark.
• RPI went on the road last weekend and picked up a pair of wins, topping Ithaca 88-73 and RIT 79-62.
• The Engineers have three players averaging more than 13 points per game led by junior guard PJ Scalisi (13.5).

 
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY

• Twenty-five years ago, the Hobart basketball team won its first conference title, defeating RPI 67-58 in the tournament championship game at St. Lawrence.
• The Statesmen posted an eight-game win streak in January that matched the program record for consecutive victories.
• They finished the season with a 20-8 overall record, setting several program season records including wins, games played, and rebounds (1,159).
• Hobart Hall of Fame center Joe Corbett '03 was named the Upstate Collegiate Athletic Association Player of the Year and NABC All-East that season after leading the team in scoring (18.9), rebounding (13.0), field goal percentage (.549), and blocked shots (18).
• Forward Davidek Herron '03 was a second team All-UCAA pick that year after averaging 14.5 points and 9.0 rebounds. He posted 12 double-doubles during the season and scored a team-high 19 points in the UCAA Championship game.
• Guard Michael Gambino '02 was the team's top 3-point shooter, sinking 62 triples while averaging 12.6 points. He earned All-UCAA honorable mention.
• Head Coach Rich Roche was voted the UCAA and NABC Regional Coach of the Year.